AVerVision Lesson Plan Contest

Type: Corporate
Agency: AVerVision
Program: AVerVision Lesson Plan Contest
Eligibility:

Official Rules

• Entries must be fully completed or may be void
• Only one file can be uploaded per entry
• Entrants agree to be bound by the official rules
• Prizes unclaimed within three months after the close of the contest will be awarded to the next runner up
• Entrants must be 18 years old or older, void where prohibited by law
• Participants may request official rules by mail
• AVerMedia is not responsible for lost entries or injuries sustained from prizes
• Winners list will be provided following the close of the contest
• Taxes may be required based on MSRP of prizes, and Tax form 1099 will be provided upon winner's request
• Entry into the contest is an official affidavit affirming entrant's eligibility and a publicity and liability release
• All records relating to the contest will be maintained by AVerMedia for a minimum of three years after completion of the contest
• AVerMedia employees and their family members are ineligible to participate

Purpose:

Enter to Win one of SIX Prize packages including $1,000 for your Classroom Technology and a NEW AVerVision Document Camera!

SIX Grand Prize Packages: $1,000 to be used to implement classroom technology and a new AVerVision CP300 Document Camera!

Submit a full, written lesson plan relating to one of the following subjects while integrating the use of a document camera into the lesson plan itself:

Mathematics
Science
History / Social Studies
English / Language Arts
Art / Music
Other

Lesson plans must include a document camera as the primary demonstration tool in the lesson itself, and be directly related to one of the above subjects. Integrating document cameras with other technologies may also be described (e.g. interactive whiteboards, automated response systems, computers, etc).

Name: N/A
Deadline: April 18, 2008
Maximum Award: $1000 value +
Number Of Awards: 6
Period: One year.


More Information:

You will first need to register (Click here to register). Once registered, upload your lesson plan in either MS Word or PDF format, then submit.

Submissions can only be made through the official contest webpage located at the www.avermedia-usa.com/presentation website.

URL: http://www.aver.com/presentation/promotion_lesson_plan.asp

Christa McAuliffe Reach for the Stars Award

Type: Foundations
Agency: National Council for the Social Studies
Program: Christa McAuliffe Reach for the Stars Award
Eligibility:

• NCSS membership is required.
• Full-time social studies teacher or social studies teacher educators currently engaged with K-12 students.
• "Reach for the Stars" projects that represent excellence and innovation in social studies education and have the potential of serving as a model for other teachers.

Purpose: The purpose of the $2,500 grant is to help a social studies educator make his or her dream of innovative social studies a reality. Grants will be given to assist classroom teachers in: 1) developing and implementing imaginative, innovative, and illustrative social studies teaching strategies; and 2) supporting student implementation of innovative social studies, citizenship projects, field experiences, and community connections.

Name: N/A
Deadline: May 01, 2008
Maximum Award: Up to $2,500
Number Of Awards: Few
Period: Award.


More Information: For more information on NCSS Awards and Grants, please contact Prema Parmar, Program Manager at excellence@ncss.org or Phone: 301-588-1800, x106

URL: http://www.socialstudies.org/awards/grants/mcauliffe/

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Texas Instruments Demana-Waits Fund

Type: Foundations
Agency: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Texas Instruments Demana-Waits Fund
Program: Prospective Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarships
Eligibility: A person currently completing his/her sophomore year of college, scheduling for full-time study at a four- or five-year college or university in the next academic year, and pursuing a career goal of becoming a certified teacher of secondary school mathematics. Applicants must be student members of NCTM.

Purpose:

The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial support to college students preparing for teaching secondary school mathematics. For 2008-2009, one scholarship, with a maximum value of $10,000, will be awarded to a person currently completing their sophomore year of college, scheduling for full-time study at a four- or five-year college or university in the next academic year, and pursuing a career goal of becoming a certified teacher of secondary school mathematics. These scholarships are named in recognition of the outstanding contributions to mathematics education made by professors Frank Demana and Bert K. Waits of the Ohio State University.

Name: N/A
Deadline: May 09, 2008
Maximum Award: $10,000
Number Of Awards: 1
Period: One year.


More Information: Questions? Call: Call 800-235-7566

URL: http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1338

2008 Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award

Type: Foundations
Agency: The Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
Program: 2008 Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award
Eligibility: Applicants must be licensed and active elementary or secondary school teachers employed by accredited schools for at least five years. Teachers may nominate themselves or be nominated by others.

Purpose: To recognize teachers who have changed the lives of students and communities in which they live.

Name: N/A
Deadline: May 01, 2008
Maximum Award: $5,000
Number Of Awards: 3 to 5
Period: October 27-29


More Information:

Guidelines, applications, and a list of previous winners are available at http://www.turnaround.org/about/awards.asp.

For more information, contact:
Michele Drayton
Public Relations Manager
312-242-6044
mdrayton@turnaround.org

URL: http://www.turnaround.org/about/awards.asp

Jordan Fundamentals Grant Programs

Type: Foundations
Agency: Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc.,
Program: Jordan Fundamentals Grant Programs
Eligibility: Applicants must be public school teachers or paraprofessionals working with students in grades 1 through 12. Jordan Fundamentals will consider grants in all 50 States and the District of Columbia

Purpose:

Each year, a significant number of projects will be funded as "Innovation Grants" with individual teacher approaches that attempt to engage students in school using either experimental or traditional strategies effectively. These projects should incorporate a number of critical components:

Address at least one or more of the grant Program Objectives

Provide multiple examples of how the program will be Effective

Address specific student needs

Will rely on at least one specific Brand Truth's as guiding principles

Inspiration Grants, averaging $10,000, will be awarded to teams of teachers to support scaling-up the implementation of approaches, originally developed with Innovation Grants. Requests larger than $10,000 for Innovation Grants will be considered if the proposal scope is appropriately in alignment with the requested amount. These projects should incorporate a number of critical components:

• Projects should demonstrate the potential for being Effective, Replicable and Sustainable
• Address at least two or more of the grant Program Objectives
• Address specific student needs
• Will rely on at least two of the Brand Truth's as guiding principles

Name: Inspiration Grants
Deadline: March 30, 2008
Maximum Award: $10,000
Number Of Awards: Multiple
Period: One year.

Name: Innovation Grants
Deadline: March 30, 2008
Maximum Award: $10,001 +
Number Of Awards: Multiple
Period: One year.


More Information: NEED HELP WITH YOUR APPLICATION?
If you need help registering, logging in or are having TECHNICAL problems with the online application contact support@cybergrants.com

If you need help with the CONTENT or GUIDELINES of the application Check Frequently Asked Questions.

URL: http://www.nike.com/jumpman23/features/fundamentals/guidelines.html

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